All new design for power and performance
ThunderBay 4, OWC's flagship 4-bay RAID ready powerhouse is bigger and faster than ever before. Now with the unbelievable performance of Thunderbolt 3 — up to 1527MB/s sustained performance1 — it's the ultimate workhorse external storage solution.
Not only faster, the new ThunderBay 4 Thunderbolt 3 is now natively compatible with both 2.5" and 3.5" drives, and with a redesigned chassis, it's even cooler and quieter too.
Edit, experiment, create, design
Designed with performance in mind and engineered to harness the power of Thunderbolt 3, ThunderBay 4 is an incredibly flexible external solution with the throughput to support multi-stream compressed 4K video and other bandwidth-intensive operations.
Highly configurable to perfectly match your performance needs. Use each drive independently, or in the RAID configuration of your choice for the optimal balance of performance and data-redundancy. Get the most out of your storage, take the brakes off your workflow, and do more with a ThunderBay 4.
Performance + redundancy
Experience the most advanced software RAID available with the ThunderBay 4 RAID 5 Edition. Empower your workflow with up to 35% faster RAID 5 performance and exponentially faster rebuild times than comparable hardware RAID arrays.
Out of this world performance & features
SoftRAID combines the advanced RAID modes, superior performance, comprehensive, real-time disk monitoring, e-mail notification, and fast rebuild capabilities that only software RAID can deliver.
Certified and tested
Each ThunderBay 4 undergoes OWC's multi-hour drive "burn-in" performance certification procedure prior to shipping. This ensures your ThunderBay 4 arrives operating properly, ready for demanding use.
Backed by OWC
You can rely on OWC's award-winning U.S.-based support for the ThunderBay 4 solution. Plus, ThunderBay 4 comes with 2 Year OWC Limited Warranty.
4 drive bays plus so much more.
Time-tested cooling
Built on OWC's time-tested enclosure cooling technology, ThunderBay 4 utilizes an open "flow-thru" vented design with an oversized 92 mm, low-turbulence, noise-quieting fan to keep the drives running cool and reliably.
Multi-drive
Daisy-chain up to six ThunderBay 4s for massive storage capabilities and increased performance, or connect multiple ThunderBay 4s to multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports to achieve exponential speed capabilities.
Vibration dampened
ThunderBay 4's drive isolating design reduces sonic resonance, and is aided by over-sized, rugged, vibration-absorbing, non-skid feet.
DisplayPort 1.2
Dual Thunderbolt ports let you connect the display of your choice that your computer can support, including 4K displays.
Thunderbolt cable
ThunderBay 4 comes with a 2.0 meter certified OWC Thunderbolt 3 cable, with other lengths from 0.5 meter to 2.0 meters available separately.
| Number of Bays | 4 x 2.5"/3.5" |
|---|---|
| Connections | 2 x USB Type-C (Thunderbolt 3) 1 x DisplayPort (DisplayPort 1.2) |
| Compatible Drive Interface | SATA, SATA II, SATA III |
| Form Factor | Desktop |
| RAID Modes | RAID 0, 0+1, 1, 4, 5 |
| Operating System Support | Windows, macOS/OS X |
| Electrical | |
| Power Source | AC Adapter |
| AC Input Power | 100 to 230 VAC, 50 / 60 Hz |
| Environmental | |
| Operating Temperature | 10 to 35°C / 50 to 95°F |
| Storage Temperature | -40 to 65°C / -40 to 149°F |
| Physical | |
| Material of Construction | Aluminum |
| Cooling | 1 x Fan |
| Bridge Chipset | Intel DSL6540 |
| Status Monitoring | None |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 13.5 x 17.8 x 24.4 cm / 5.3 x 7.0 x 9.6" |
| Weight | 3.9 kg / 8.6 lb |
- OWC ThunderBay 4 high-performance hard drive enclosure with Thunderbolt 3
- 2.0 meter (79 in) Thunderbolt 3 cable
- External power cable
- 2 Security Keys
- ThunderBay 4 Quick Start Guide
- SoftRAID XT
- SoftRAID XT Quick Start Guide
- ThunderBay 4 Assembly Manual & User Guide (Download Only)
